AppalachianFolkA Collection of Appalachian Stories

At the beginning of my dissertation, I quoted an article from Ford (1962) about the culture of poverty that continues to exist in the eastern appalachian region of Kentucky. His premise was that this was a learned behavior and that most from this area were illerate and uneducated. This of course not my words, but [...]

we moved from johnson co. to columbus ohio when i was about ten years old after thirty years in the city working in columbus you got up at three in the morning you was on the go full speed ahead all day . I was in lawrence co. visting met my wife of thirty four [...]

when i was a growning up i remember what we called snow cream, i would gather clean snow in to a bowel i would put the snow, cream, sugar and vanilla flavoring mix all together, it was so good. well this year i am going to make my child hood memories once again snow cream

as i set here i think about my mothers old wooden cook stove, she would fire it up to make us breakfast and dinner on it. for breakfast we would fried taters, gravey, biscuts, some kind of meat and fried apples, what we had left over from breakfast we would have for lunch. i could [...]

"Cat Head" Biscuit Recipe: An Appalachian Favorite! Makes six large biscuits. Ingredients: 2 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour 3/4 Teaspoon Salt 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda 1 Teaspoon Double-Acting Baking Powder 1 Cup of Buttermilk, Milk, or Plain Yogurt 4 1/2 Tablespoons Lard, Shortening, or Unsalted Butter Preparation Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Mix [...]